Biblical names

Iscah יסכה

Iscah (יסכה) is a person named in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 6,434 sequences of Iscah, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 7:19); chance alone would give about 6,685.

Found in the Torah
6,434
Chance alone
6,685
P (≥ found)
1.00
Shortest skip
2

Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.

In the Torah

At skips 2–5,000, יסכה appears 6,434 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 6,685, so the count is in line with chance.

The shortest skip at which יסכה appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 7:19, reading forward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), יסכה is found 70,702 times; chance alone would give about 69,658.

  • Genesis 1,370
  • Exodus 1,418
  • Leviticus 847
  • Numbers 1,338
  • Deuteronomy 1,461

The shortest skips

  1. Genesis 7:19בראשית ז:יטskip 2, forward

    וְהַמַּיִם גָּֽבְרוּ מְאֹד מְאֹד עַל־הָאָרֶץ וַיְכֻסּוּ כָּל־הֶֽהָרִים הַגְּבֹהִים אֲשֶׁר־תַּחַת כָּל־הַשָּׁמָֽיִם

    And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high mountains that were under the whole heaven were covered.

    יסכה at skip 2, forward from Genesis 7:19להארץוכולהריםהגביסכה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 8,866Open in the laboratory →

  2. Genesis 42:23בראשית מב:כגskip 2, forward

    וְהֵם לֹא יָֽדְעוּ כִּי שֹׁמֵעַ יוֹסֵף כִּי הַמֵּלִיץ בֵּינֹתָֽם

    And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for the interpreter was between them.

    יסכה at skip 2, forward from Genesis 42:23וכישמעוףימליץביניסכה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 64,121Open in the laboratory →

  3. Exodus 29:19שמות כט:יטskip 2, forward

    וְלָקַחְתָּ אֵת הָאַיִל הַשֵּׁנִי וְסָמַךְ אַהֲרֹן וּבָנָיו אֶת־יְדֵיהֶם עַל־רֹאשׁ הָאָֽיִל

    And thou shalt take the other ram; and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands upon the head of the ram.

    יסכה at skip 2, forward from Exodus 29:19אילהשנומארןובניויסךה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 121,464Open in the laboratory →

  4. Leviticus 16:20ויקרא טז:כskip 2, forward

    וְכִלָּה מִכַּפֵּר אֶת־הַקֹּדֶשׁ וְאֶת־אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וְאֶת־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ וְהִקְרִיב אֶת־הַשָּׂעִיר הֶחָֽי

    And when he hath made an end of atoning for the holy place, and the tent of meeting, and the altar, he shall present the live goat.

    יסכה at skip 2, forward from Leviticus 16:20שעירהחומארןאתשתייסךה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 167,159Open in the laboratory →

  5. Deuteronomy 7:15דברים ז:טוskip 3, backward

    וְהֵסִיר יְהוָה מִמְּךָ כָּל־חֹלִי וְכָל־מַדְוֵי מִצְרַיִם הָרָעִים אֲשֶׁר יָדַעְתָּ לֹא יְשִׂימָם בָּךְ וּנְתָנָם בְּכָל־שֹׂנְאֶֽיךָ

    And the LORD will take away from thee all sickness; and He will put none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which thou knowest, upon thee, but will lay them upon all them that hate thee.

    יסכה at skip 3, backward from Deuteronomy 7:15קרועקרהובבמתוהירקוקממךכלחליסךה
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 263,481Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

At skips 2–5,000, יסכה appears 29,292 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 29,510, so the count is in line with chance.

  • Genesis 1,370
  • Exodus 1,418
  • Leviticus 847
  • Numbers 1,338
  • Deuteronomy 1,582
  • Joshua 624
  • Judges 859
  • Samuel 1,269
  • Kings 2,817
  • Isaiah 2,199
  • Jeremiah 2,106
  • Ezekiel 1,679
  • The Twelve 1,844
  • Psalms 3,182
  • Proverbs 851
  • Job 679
  • Song of Songs 120
  • Ruth 76
  • Lamentations 189
  • Ecclesiastes 478
  • Esther 578
  • Daniel 563
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 750
  • Chronicles 1,874

Outside the Torah

  1. Isaiah 59:16ישעיהו נט:טזskip 2, forward

    וַיַּרְא כִּֽי־אֵין אִישׁ וַיִּשְׁתּוֹמֵם כִּי אֵין מַפְגִּיעַ וַתּוֹשַֽׁע לוֹ זְרֹעוֹ וְצִדְקָתוֹ הִיא סְמָכָֽתְהוּ

    And He saw that there was no man, And was astonished that there was no intercessor; Therefore His own arm brought salvation unto Him; And His righteousness, it sustained Him;

    יסכה at skip 2, forward from Isaiah 59:16צדקתוהאמתווילבשציסכה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 635,170Open in the laboratory →

  2. Psalms 33:22תהלים לג:כבskip 2, forward

    יְהִֽי־חַסְדְּךָ יְהוָה עָלֵינוּ כַּאֲשֶׁר יִחַלְנוּ לָֽךְ

    Let Thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us, According as we have waited for Thee.

    יסכה at skip 2, forward from Psalms 33:22טחנויהחדיוקעלינויסךק
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 873,938Open in the laboratory →

  3. Psalms 94:18תהלים צד:יחskip 2, forward

    אִם־אָמַרְתִּי מָטָה רַגְלִי חַסְדְּךָ יְהוָה יִסְעָדֵֽנִי

    If I say: 'My foot slippeth', Thy mercy, O LORD, holdeth me up.

    יסכה at skip 2, forward from Psalms 94:18מטהרגלחדיוקיסעדניסךק
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 909,228Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

יסכה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as יסכה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 95.

As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 11:29. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Does Iscah appear in the Torah codes?

At skips 2–5,000, יסכה appears 6,434 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 6,685, so the count is in line with chance.

What is the shortest skip for Iscah in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 7:19 — the shortest of 6,434 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 6,685.

What is the gematria of Iscah in Hebrew?

Iscah is spelled יסכה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 95.

How many times is Iscah found in the whole Tanakh?

At skips 2–5,000, יסכה appears 29,292 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 29,510, so the count is in line with chance.

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